ज्येष्ठ
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒjeːʂʈʰ/
Proper noun
ज्येष्ठ • (jyeṣṭh) m
- Jyeshth (third month of the Hindu lunar calendar)
Declension
Declension of ज्येष्ठ (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ज्येष्ठ jyeṣṭh |
ज्येष्ठ jyeṣṭh |
| oblique | ज्येष्ठ jyeṣṭh |
ज्येष्ठों jyeṣṭhõ |
| vocative | ज्येष्ठ jyeṣṭh |
ज्येष्ठो jyeṣṭho |
Related terms
Nepali
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [d͡zjes̠t̠ʰʌ]
- Phonetic Devanagari: ज्येस्ठ
Proper noun
ज्येष्ठ • (jyeṣṭha)
- Jyeshth
- the second month in the Vikram Samvat calendar
- the third month in the lunar Hindu calendar
- Synonym: जेठ (jeṭh)
Related terms
- (lunar months) वैशाख (vaiśākh), ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha) / जेठ (jeṭh), आषाढ (āṣāḍh), साउन (sāuna), भदौ (bhadau) / भाद्र (bhādra), असोज (asoj) / आश्विन (āśvina), कात्तिक (kāttik) / कार्त्तिक (kārttik), मङ्सिर (maṅsir) / मार्ग (mārga), पुस (pus) / पौष (pauṣ), माघ (māgh), फागुन (phāgun) / फाल्गुन (phālgun), चैत (cait) / चैत्र (caitra) (Category: ne:Hindu lunar calendar months)
Further reading
- “ज्येष्ठ”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “जेठ”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬚ᭄ᬬᬾᬱ᭄ᬞ (Balinese script)
- জ্যেষ্ঠ (Assamese script)
- জ্যেষ্ঠ (Bengali script)
- 𑰕𑰿𑰧𑰸𑰬𑰿𑰙 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀚𑁆𑀬𑁂𑀱𑁆𑀞 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌠 (Grantha script)
- જ્યેષ્ઠ (Gujarati script)
- ਜੑਯੇਸ਼ੑਠ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦗꦾꦺꦰ꧀ꦜ (Javanese script)
- ជ្យេឞ្ឋ (Khmer script)
- ಜ್ಯೇಷ್ಠ (Kannada script)
- ຊ຺ເຍຩ຺ຐ (Lao script)
- ജ്യേഷ്ഠ (Malayalam script)
- 𑘕𑘿𑘧𑘹𑘬𑘿𑘙 (Modi script)
- ᠽᠶ᠋ᠧᢔᢍᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- ᡯᠶᡝᢢᡱᠠ (Manchu script)
- ဇျေၑ္ဌ (Burmese script)
- 𑦵𑧠𑧇𑧚𑧌𑧠𑦹 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐖𑑂𑐫𑐾𑐲𑑂𑐛 (Newa script)
- ଜ୍ଯେଷ୍ଠ (Oriya script)
- ꢙ꣄ꢫꢾꢰ꣄ꢝ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆘𑇀𑆪𑆼𑆰𑇀𑆜 (Sharada script)
- 𑖕𑖿𑖧𑖸𑖬𑖿𑖙 (Siddham script)
- ජ්යේෂ්ඨ (Sinhalese script)
- జ్యేష్ఠ (Telugu script)
- ชฺเยษฺฐ (Thai script)
- ཛྱེ་ཥྛ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒖𑓂𑒨𑒹𑒭𑓂𑒚 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
Superlative of ज्या (jyā, “to overpower, defeat, oppress”), itself from the root जि (ji, “to conquer”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
ज्येष्ठ • (jyéṣṭha, jyeṣṭhá)
Noun
ज्येष्ठ • (jyéṣṭha) m
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of ज्येष्ठ (jyéṣṭha) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | ज्येष्ठः jyéṣṭhaḥ |
ज्येष्ठौ jyéṣṭhau |
ज्येष्ठाः / ज्येष्ठासः¹ jyéṣṭhāḥ / jyéṣṭhāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | ज्येष्ठ jyéṣṭha |
ज्येष्ठौ jyéṣṭhau |
ज्येष्ठाः / ज्येष्ठासः¹ jyéṣṭhāḥ / jyéṣṭhāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | ज्येष्ठम् jyéṣṭham |
ज्येष्ठौ jyéṣṭhau |
ज्येष्ठान् jyéṣṭhān |
| Instrumental | ज्येष्ठेन jyéṣṭhena |
ज्येष्ठाभ्याम् jyéṣṭhābhyām |
ज्येष्ठैः / ज्येष्ठेभिः¹ jyéṣṭhaiḥ / jyéṣṭhebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | ज्येष्ठाय jyéṣṭhāya |
ज्येष्ठाभ्याम् jyéṣṭhābhyām |
ज्येष्ठेभ्यः jyéṣṭhebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | ज्येष्ठात् jyéṣṭhāt |
ज्येष्ठाभ्याम् jyéṣṭhābhyām |
ज्येष्ठेभ्यः jyéṣṭhebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | ज्येष्ठस्य jyéṣṭhasya |
ज्येष्ठयोः jyéṣṭhayoḥ |
ज्येष्ठानाम् jyéṣṭhānām |
| Locative | ज्येष्ठे jyéṣṭhe |
ज्येष्ठयोः jyéṣṭhayoḥ |
ज्येष्ठेषु jyéṣṭheṣu |
| Notes |
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Descendants
Descendants
- Dardic:
- Dameli: žē̆ṣṭa
- Kalasha: ǰeṣṭǟṅguṛ, ǰeṣṭā́li, ǰeṣṭak
- Kashmiri: زیُٹھُ (zyuṭhu), زٕٹھ (zụṭh)
- Pashayi:
- Northeast Pashayi: deṣṭo
- Northwest Pashayi: dešti
- Southeast Pashayi: ǰéṣṭā, deṣṭā́, ǰiṣṭī́
- Phalura: جݜٹ (ǰεṣṭa)
- Shumashti: dyḗiṣṭi
- → Proto-Nuristani:
- Ashkun: dištū, diṣṭu, dešte
- Kalami: ǰeṣṭ, ǰištã
- Prasuni: έštek, žišt
- Waigali: duštö, dušt, deštēi
- Pali: jeṭṭha
- Prakrit: 𑀚𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀞 (jĕṭṭha), 𑀚𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (jiṭṭha)
- Central:
- Eastern:
- Northern:
- Northwestern:
- Southern:
- Western:
Borrowed terms
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “jyestha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 291
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